2 ms·

This is very true. I was here because my partner was working at CERN and we didn't want to miss such an opportunity. Still, moving to self-employment was ~2x i

This is very true. I was here because my partner was working at CERN and we didn't want to miss such an opportunity. Still, moving to self-employment was ~2x increase of salary compared to working at a startup in France. Geneva is crazy expensive and this is the main reason why I'm moving to Prague in two weeks!

emteycz 6y ago
Hey, shoot me a message (emteycz@gmail.com) when you're here, I can show you the city and would love to have a (not business) coffee with you.
- msadowski 6y ago
  Thanks! Will get in touch with you once I settle in!
odirk 6y ago
What about the tax implications? If you do your consulting through a company in Switzerland, moving to Prague would be problematic, no? Concerning your "freedom" point on the blog post, I find that when you're an employee, it's much easier to move, you leave job A in country A and move to job B in country B. When you own a company it gets complex if you want to make the jump to another country.
Iv 6y ago
That's a good move, though having a partner who can support greatly helps in my opinion. I live in a cheap countryside in Japan, doing remote consulting for deep learning and robotics. Your post was really interesting and I'll look into Upwork and angel.co. So far I have found my project in the old school way: go to events, talk with people, but mostly use pre-existing connections. However, since the pandemic, I try to avoid meetings and the projects are a bit harder to find (I have been blessed in the last few years that projects seemed to find me rather than the opposite)
- NalNezumi 6y ago
  Hey, I know this is a 3 days old comment but, I'm also working in Robotics in Japan is considering leaving current work for remote & freelance work with a previous coworker. What kind of events do you participate in? I'm having trouble finding much events here, and the only outlet I know for this purpose is MLT.
  - Iv 6y ago
    It is mostly networking through friends of friends at this point. The big event I know is the IREX but I never got any contract from my contacts there. Cultivate friends and contacts that's my main advice.

emteycz 6y ago

Hey, shoot me a message (emteycz@gmail.com) when you're here, I can show you the city and would love to have a (not business) coffee with you.

msadowski 6y ago
Thanks! Will get in touch with you once I settle in!

odirk 6y ago

What about the tax implications? If you do your consulting through a company in Switzerland, moving to Prague would be problematic, no? Concerning your "freedom" point on the blog post, I find that when you're an employee, it's much easier to move, you leave job A in country A and move to job B in country B. When you own a company it gets complex if you want to make the jump to another country.

Iv 6y ago

That's a good move, though having a partner who can support greatly helps in my opinion. I live in a cheap countryside in Japan, doing remote consulting for deep learning and robotics. Your post was really interesting and I'll look into Upwork and angel.co. So far I have found my project in the old school way: go to events, talk with people, but mostly use pre-existing connections. However, since the pandemic, I try to avoid meetings and the projects are a bit harder to find (I have been blessed in the last few years that projects seemed to find me rather than the opposite)

NalNezumi 6y ago
Hey, I know this is a 3 days old comment but, I'm also working in Robotics in Japan is considering leaving current work for remote & freelance work with a previous coworker. What kind of events do you participate in? I'm having trouble finding much events here, and the only outlet I know for this purpose is MLT.
- Iv 6y ago
  It is mostly networking through friends of friends at this point. The big event I know is the IREX but I never got any contract from my contacts there. Cultivate friends and contacts that's my main advice.